Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:29:30 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I hate meeses to pieces Message-ID: <20030718172930.GA47936@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20030718123010.K72580@alpha.yumyumyum.org> References: <005301c34cf6$9c583c80$e3dafc0c@client2> <200307180001.02678.kstewart@owt.com> <20030718162426.GB47672@tao.thought.org> <20030718123010.K72580@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
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On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 12:31:27PM -0400, Kenneth Culver wrote: > > > > I am an extreme newbie at FreeBSD. I have it installed but when I go > > > > into the Xserver in either of the two GUIs I get a weird mouse that > > > > seems to only be able to stay on the very top of the screen and has > > > > no vertical movement. > > > > > > > > I have it setup on Auto and PS/2 Busmouse settings. It works when > > > > the config is run from the command line but it blows up like I > > > > described upon entering the GUI (i.e. KDE) > > > > > > > > > > I was always told to use "sysmouse" and auto. > > > > > > Same here. > > > I had this problem when I let X open the /dev entry for the mouse on it's > own, but if I use moused the problem disappears. So I'd suggest that you > make sure you're using moused, and then make sure it's using > /dev/sysmouse. If you're still having the problem after that, then I'm > out of ideas :-P > Right. moused is essential. Forgot about that piece of the puzzle. 154 ?? Ss 1:42.59 moused -p /dev/psm0 -t auto gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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